Mechanical Drafter

Job Title: Mechanical Drafter
Location: Rockford, IL
Job Type and Duration: Permanent
We are a small, flexible, and fast paced company whose mission is to provide quality actuation, rotating components and related products and service, delivered to the aerospace and defense markets on-time, and at a reasonable price.
CORE VALUES AND FOCUS
Our Company highly values our associates as dynamic interactive parts of our team. Our associates are involved in the decision-making process and developing solutions to our customers challenges. We value our associates by providing an environment that fosters respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. We also provide a fun and friendly working environment.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Mechanical Drafter is a challenging and critical position. This is highly energetic requiring significant multi-tasking and exceptional communication skills across many aspects of the business. This position will be part of our engineering and design team for a variety of aerospace electromechanical motion control products. Specific responsibilities below are functions and experience that will be required in the Electromechanical Drafter role.
* Modeling and detailing in the design of products such:
* Housings
* Gears
* Gear-sets
* Gear boxes (Planetary, Spur, Differential, Bevel, Helical, etc.)
* Power Transmission Screws (Ball screws, Acme screws, Planetary roller screws, etc.)
* Various bearing configurations, fit/clearance, material selection, drawing checking, product weight optimization, etc.
* Knowledge of motors, sensors, and open/closed loop control system applications
* Experience in dimensioning and tolerancing
* Knowledge of ASME Y14.5 drafting standards
* Take concepts and layouts from lead engineer; clean them up to proper modeling process
* Actively draft and detail products through various stages of the product life cycle (proposal, design, development, verification, and product support)
* Solve problems but also recognize when a problem exists
* Create general principles to solve recognized problems in a simple, effective, and explainable manner
* Ensure that components meet form fit, function requirements, program costs, and schedule
* Interact regularly and collaboratively with the production, operations, and management teams
* Work with external suppliers to answer questions and improve the design for manufacturability
* Own the designs and drawings
* Learn from peers, take charge when required, and offer opinions when necessary
SPECIFIC DUTIES
* Create detailed assemblies, and detailed manufacturing drawings for new applications using SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM
* Create and execute product design details, which includes detailing, drawing, detailed piece part drawings with tolerance, complete Bills of Material on drawings in ERP
* Work cooperatively to provide Engineering technical support to manufacturing, suppliers, or customers
* Ensure products are designed for manufacturability (DFMA)
* Adhere to departmental procedures and standards to achieve highest quality of throughput
* Participate on special assignments as assigned
* Ability to be hands on and willing to work in the shop environment to build prototypes & support production issues
* Ability to participate in proposals and blank sheet design
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
* A.A.S. in Mechanical Design Technology and Drafting or Equivalent Degree Work Experience
* Specific applicable experience of 3-5 years in an applicable work environment
* Demonstrate drafting skills over a variety of mechanical components and assemblies
* Ability to select detailing fits for a variety of mechanical components such as bearings, dowel pins, retention devices, fasteners, etc.
* Aerospace experience is a plus
* Experience in the following software
* SolidWorks, SolidWorks PDM
* SolidWorks Simulation is a plus
* Microsoft Products, including knowledge of Excel
* Exceptional analytical and mathematical background
* Ability to communicate information and ideas both written and orally so others will understand
* Knowledge of manufacturing processes & methods
* Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) (ANSI Y14.5M)
* U.S. Citizen, no dual citizenship allowed
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Knowledge of space environments is a plus
* Knowledge of setting up SolidWorks Enterprise PDM workflows is a plus
* Knowledge of MRP/ERP Programs is a plus
* Knowledge of PRO/E and AUTOCAD Inventor
* Knowledge of Land and Sea based systems is a plus
* Knowledge of design for harsh environments is a plus
* Experience with SolidWorks Simulation is a plus
* Knowledge of certification/qualification testing per DO-160 and/or MIL-STD-810 is a plus
* Knowledge of MRP/ERP programs is a plus
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND VISUAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by a candidate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with impairments to perform the essential functions.
* The office environment is considered normal. Temperature and noise levels in the plant require regular use of personal protective equipment
* While performing the duties of this job, the candidate is frequently required to talk, hear, and use hands to type on keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
* The candidate must have the ability to lift up to 50 pounds
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